Where does “pórtico” come from?

pórtico (Spanish) comes from Latin porticus, from Latin porta, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

pórtico (Spanish): portico; porch

Definitions

  1. portico; porch

Ancestry of “pórtico”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinporticuscolonnade, arcade; portico
2Latinportagate, especially of a city; entrance, passage,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Latin porta →